lanky person; beanpole; lamppost; tall and thin; lanky
poplar (esp. Lombardy poplar, Populus nigra var. italica)
orderly; regular; systematic; well-organized; well-organised; trim
thickly; densely; luxuriantly
tea (esp. green or barley); tea break; teatime; tea ceremony
to slurp; to sip (loudly); to sniffle; to sniff
task; (doing a) bit of work; difficult task; hard work
to finish; to get through with; to graduate; to come to an end; to end; to finish doing ...
(afternoon) nap; sleeping during the day; siesta
jujube (Ziziphus jujuba); Chinese date; red date; small tea caddy (tea ceremony)
mantou; Chinese steamed bun
to gnaw; to nibble; to bite; to dabble in; to know a little bit about; to learn a little of
straight (ahead); direct; upright; straightforward; honest; frank
to return; to come back; to turn over; to become extremely; to become completely
to often be the case; to occur frequently; to be common; to be popular
to project; to protrude; to pop out (e.g. eyes); to jump out; to rush out
clamour; clamor; uproar; tumult; furore; furor
six; six years of age; six o'clock (old time system)
(one's) older brother; lad; sonny
to come to see; to come and see; to visit
to wind; to coil; to envelope; to shroud; to outflank; to skirt
to get dark; to grow dark; to end (of a day, year, season, etc.); to come to an end; to be sunk in (e.g. despair); to be lost in (e.g. thought)
silent (as the grave); deadly silent; deathly quiet
shopping; purchased goods
how many times; how many degrees (temperature, angle, etc.)
spell; charm; incantation; magic words
to add (one thing to another); to add (a few more words, an explanation, etc.)
before very long; soon; someday; one of these days; sooner or later
I, myself; one-self; by one-self; even I; even one
grunt; grumble; pimples; spots; cutting into small pieces; simmering
to get angry; to get mad; to lose one's temper; to scold; to tell (someone) off
tsk; tut; shoot; chirp; tweet
to get blunt; to dull; to wear out
stripe; bar; streak; (weaved) stripe pattern (of 2 or more different colors)
inverted; upside down; reversed; back to front